Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-02

Because two-thirds Of the United
States Senators voted against woman
Suffrage, therefore the Posr INrKLLE-
0ENcxR thinks that should bs sufficient
to dsmpen the ardor Of the sufraQists
considerably" forgsttipe how often the
right has been defeated in that body,
only to rally with redonbled energy.
One need 10 refer only to tue anti slay-
erv agitation before the final triumph
Of Republication a. an Instance when
minority, feelisg conscious they we're
batting for Just eaase, we're mos dis
mayed under defeat. So it will be with
the snffraeisss. Defeat brings greater
vigilance. greater effort, and more sya-
tematic work.
That 10 O violent assumption thai
''these 10 q great and growing sentiner
amoux the people Of Washington Ter
ritory against WomaR suffrage" There
IL, in my opinion. nothing Of the kind;
and What IL there Wersl Il that evil
denes that ID is rightf We remembes
the time Whea there vas 81 Rrsat and
Rrosing sentimept" II favsr Of slavery.
against emancipation. against negro
Suffrage, foe the right 10 buy and sell
siaves, and the like heresies. bua beoau e
Of that, vas 70 riahtf A bettsr reason
than this muss Be given 10 "dampen the
rdoE" Of saGrAgists.
demonstrating thai Lincoln, mors
than 6fty yeAra aRo. favored woman
outrage. We feel that We have Q una H.
Iassri0us advocates that no paper would
dare accuse Of acting for sinister mo-
tivea. When Senator Brown stands up
/ IN the United States Senate chamber %
say that refined, intellieens and vistu.
o1s women would stay at hone" be
does 81 Get lust ~ brutal ~ did Pee
tea BROOKS IN that same chamber, wAsA
be feIlsd that brilliant Senat0A SamneE,
to The floor With bis eudeel. 10 Il an in
snit to the ladies Of this land that vii
Dc remembered only 20 be resented.
Tht Pcsr-ISTErEa0KSosB demands
ssthaf the people be permitted 10 pass
dir u apon ne On asiion Of woman
81 q naes.a With the same right, uhy
may nos the south ''dsmandr tsat ne
gro Suffrage be passed upon; demand
/ thai the results Of the var shall be an
Ballecg Why not demand thas toe
right Of the msie population to vote be
"passed upaEF
For myself. I woald not ress the Qaes-
ton upoa . matter Of right, o. much as
q matter Of exEe 3ieney. slthoagh ! eon-
scssnflously believe IN the d0cifine; be-
lfsvs th<a taxation sad representation
nav wrll q hand IN band; shsa tue IN
seiiIsenss may well be considered 10 de-
termIninR uho shall exercise this right
-or, mere aeeaFately spsAktuR. perform
tAis dufy-
nsno valid arguaent that bsoaase
sous women shrink from this daty.
thersfors eli shOaid Be prohibited; thoa-
sands Of men refuse % bezisst - exsF-
ese this right 90 perform this duty,
whichevsf vsy yea may p1f a. 1hss
sAue stale arN1raaui uas pFeachec, thai
4 nasI arily Of the siava N the ) utn
ga nei 9Ant their fFeedom; u u an
aouhaedly srus tat great nunbers. 81
less, id not want Il but Wa thaG q
vMlsd reason, 81 any rsNeon, why ssoa1
thaa tlia shnnla be etiH held
Ne. Mr. E1ifsr II he IE1E1x1aEssrKs
| a. q matter q rieAf, ~ . sDa11rE Of sx'
paaianey, ~ Meter 81 safety - oGi
| tnsaltulioaA ~ . matter % p1Fsfyis |.
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